INTERPOL Warns Phishing, Ransomware, and AI Scams Are Rising Across Asia-Pacific

A collection of June 2026 security reports highlights a sharp rise in phishing, ransomware, and AI-related scams across Asia-Pacific (per INTERPOL) alongside numerous active vulnerabilities, exploits, and supply-chain attacks. Notable incidents include active exploitation of Gravity SMTP (CVE-2026-4020) to steal API keys, an unpatchable usbliter8 SecureROM exploit affecting Apple A12/A13 devices (physical access required), critical NGINX RCE fixes (e.g., CVE-2026-42530), and Microsoft Defender’s RoguePlanet zero-day (CVE-2026-50656) with a patch in development. Large-scale compromises and tool